攻
攻 — Aggression
aggression, attack, criticize, polish
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomiせめる (semeru)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 攻
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 攻撃 | こうげき kougeki | attack; assault; raid |
| 専攻 | せんこう senkou | major subject; special study |
| 攻め | せめ seme | attack; offence; offense |
| 攻勢 | こうせい kousei | offensive (movement); aggression |
| 攻防 | こうぼう koubou | offense and defense; offence and defence |
| 侵攻 | しんこう shinkou | invasion |
Study notes
攻 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #532 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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